Wednesday, August 16, 2006
The Doctor Trip
Everyone has a story to tell about some doctor. Here's the new one - a person with a really bad back problem is sent to a neuro surgeon in Lebanon , TN for surgery assessment. He is new in town , Christopher P. Kauffman MD , 1616 West Main Street , Suite 300 , zip 37807 , or call 615 - 443 - 7374. He is in the tall building with the blue windows.
Anyway , with the patient's MRI film in hand , the doctor states , " I need X-Rays. " Hmm....... , the x-ray tech refused to do the film with the patient standing up , and refused to lower the x-ray table. While climbing up the table mountain , the tech moves the patient's hands from gripping something to hold on to. The patient slam dunks himself onto the table and passes out. After the films , if any were taken , the patient gets wheeled back into their room in an office chair , and the doctor demands to know how much drugs has been taken. Hmm......the patient was'nt like this when he first came in here.
They did not help this person out of the building or nothing. And , no assessment. Hmm.....
Telling this story to the doctor who had referred him , this doctor became very angry. " I was told he was the best , he only needed X-Rays so he could bill your insurance. MRI's can tell you so much more than X-Rays. Well , I won't be using him anytime soon."
P. S. if you need an MRI , go to a facility that will give you your films on the spot. There's Vanderbilt at Cool Springs that does that very thing. And , they send the report to the doctor that sent you there. Don't leave an MRI session without those films. Just like American Express , you can take them anywhere , anytime , to any doctor.
Anyway , with the patient's MRI film in hand , the doctor states , " I need X-Rays. " Hmm....... , the x-ray tech refused to do the film with the patient standing up , and refused to lower the x-ray table. While climbing up the table mountain , the tech moves the patient's hands from gripping something to hold on to. The patient slam dunks himself onto the table and passes out. After the films , if any were taken , the patient gets wheeled back into their room in an office chair , and the doctor demands to know how much drugs has been taken. Hmm......the patient was'nt like this when he first came in here.
They did not help this person out of the building or nothing. And , no assessment. Hmm.....
Telling this story to the doctor who had referred him , this doctor became very angry. " I was told he was the best , he only needed X-Rays so he could bill your insurance. MRI's can tell you so much more than X-Rays. Well , I won't be using him anytime soon."
P. S. if you need an MRI , go to a facility that will give you your films on the spot. There's Vanderbilt at Cool Springs that does that very thing. And , they send the report to the doctor that sent you there. Don't leave an MRI session without those films. Just like American Express , you can take them anywhere , anytime , to any doctor.
